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posted by martyb on Thursday June 25 2020, @09:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the not-valuable-to-them-any-more dept.

Google reveals major privacy shake-up, will auto-delete user data

According to a new blog post, Google will now automatically delete users’ search information, location data and voice commands after 18 months has elapsed since capture.

YouTube activity, meanwhile, will be kept on file for 36 months by default, which Google says will ensure viewers are served the most relevant content.

[...] The company’s auto-delete controls have been in place since last year, but will now be turned on by default for new users. Existing Google Account holders, though, will need to manually activate the auto-delete function from with the Activity Controls panel.

[...] The firm also took the opportunity to unveil a host of smaller changes designed to make it easier for users to access privacy controls and improve account security.

[...] Within the coming weeks, Google’s Password Checkup tool will also be integrated into the Security Checkup service, which notifies users of chinks in their security armor. The addition will allow account holders to check whether any of their login credentials have been compromised and safeguard against potential credential-stuffing attacks.


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  • (Score: 2) by deimios on Friday June 26 2020, @03:26AM

    by deimios (201) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 26 2020, @03:26AM (#1012773) Journal

    No, you can believe them! Any case of them not deleting the data will be immediately attributed to a bug with some poor engineer made responsible and fired, as soon as somebody with enough power finds out about it.

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